c-ya

Post by **man-009** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:35 am

i'm out...

OriginalJambo · Post by **OriginalJambo** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:58 am

I'm in the same situation as you now that I've moved a s**t load of my gear to another premises. At first the room wasn't heated and I didn't have much trouble but now that the nights are getting much colder I've installed a few heaters. One night I forgot to leave the heaters on the anti-freeze setting and stupidly left it for another day.

As the temperature outside was really plummeting I decided to go check all the gear was okay. First thing I powered on was the Polysix. Now all the LEDs usually flash briefly when you hit the power switch, but for some reason they stayed illuminated and nothing seemed to work! I panicked and then phoned my synth tech who told me it'd either be a power supply issue or a panel scanning issue. Fortunately he also mentioned that when he gigged his old Memorymoog it would refuse to work if the conditions weren't acceptable, so severely hoping (and doubting!) this would be the case I rushed it home.

I stuck it in the most well-heated room in the house for about 2 hours and had a look inside. Nothing seemed out of place so I crossed my fingers and powered it up. Thankfully I was extremely lucky - it fired up as if nothing had happened and one of the patch buttons that never seemed to work had somehow miraculously fixed itself.

Anyway, I went back and powered up the rest of the gear - a DX7, a JX-10 and a V-Synth. And the rack gear too. No problems whatsoever.

So based on my experience if it's a fragile, old synth I seriously wouldn't recommend it - my Polysix is now safe at home, as is the rest of my analogue gear. Sure in this instance it was likely some sort of safety net KORG had implemented in the unit that caused it to seize up, but I'd still say that you should avoid it if possible!

Z · Post by Z » Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:17 am

I was going to ask a similar question. I've got a couple of Rhodes sitting in my warehouse and Texas temps are now getting low. I really don't have room to move them into one of my offices (my fellow Dallas VSErs can attest to my limited office space cluttered with synths), but could make room if it is a life or death issue for the pianos.

Old Iron Giant · Post by **Old Iron Giant** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:35 am

check your user manual-
It should tell you the optimum temperatures for operation, and the damage point of High / Low temp's.

Humidity is the enemy.

Post by **man-009** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:10 am

will do. thanks...

blanik · Post by **blanik** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:31 am

pointless tread now

pflosi · Post by **pflosi** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:50 pm

a mate told me once that he used to put his 303 in the freezer before recording cause it sounds better then

clubbedtodeath · Post by **clubbedtodeath** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:45 pm

Post by **TrondC** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:07 pm

totally OT, but Old Iron Giant, that avatar... W T F?

I love japaneese utter randomness

stephen · Post by **stephen** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:37 am

This is weird.... someone quits and then there's some weather talk....

Edit: oh wait, looks like a wrong-thread post. Oops... (exit stage left, whistling nonchalantly)

Post by **space6oy** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 1:20 am

TrondC wrote:totally OT, but Old Iron Giant, that avatar... W T F? I love japaneese utter randomness

Post by **Stab Frenzy** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:56 am

pflosi wrote:a mate told me once that he used to put his 303 in the freezer before recording cause it sounds better then

I wonder how he found that out in the first place?

KLAXON · Post by **KLAXON** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:03 am

Was the OP embarrassed by his question or something?

Did someone attack him in the thread?

Why so many edits and the "c-ya, I'm out" thing? I'm confused...

pflosi · Post by **pflosi** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:28 am

Stab Frenzy wrote:
pflosi wrote:a mate told me once that he used to put his 303 in the freezer before recording cause it sounds better then
I wonder how he found that out in the first place?

I don't know... good question

tekkentool · Post by **tekkentool** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 10:29 am

pflosi wrote:
Stab Frenzy wrote:
pflosi wrote:a mate told me once that he used to put his 303 in the freezer before recording cause it sounds better then
I wonder how he found that out in the first place?
I don't know... good question

my guess is he was high.

where's dr. sine around when you need high advice?

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